Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 26, 2021 |
signed chap.60 |
Apr 14, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Mar 31, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.211 substituted for a6475 |
Mar 30, 2021 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 25, 2021 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 24, 2021 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 23, 2021 |
1st report cal.617 |
Mar 10, 2021 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S5545
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, IP, WF) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D) 50th Senate District
2021-S5545 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6475
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§2018-a, 2018-b & 1951, Ed L
2021-S5545 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to absentee ballots for school district elections during a declared disaster emergency; a voter can apply for an absentee ballot when they are unable to appear personally at the polling place of the school district in which they are a qualified voter because there is a risk of contracting or spreading a disease that may cause illness to the voter or to other members of the public.
2021-S5545 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5545 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to absentee ballots for school district elections during a declared disaster emergency; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow voters who are concerned about voting in-person due to an epidemic or disease outbreak to request an absentee ballot for school districts elections. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the education law to pertaining to absentee ballot applications to include within the definition of "illness" instances where a qualified voter is unable to appear personally at the polling place of the school district because there is a risk of contracting or
2021-S5545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5545 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAYER, KAPLAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to absentee ballots for school district elections during a declared disaster emergency; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph a of subdivision 2 of section 2018-a of the education law, as amended by chapter 616 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: a. A qualified voter may vote as an absentee voter under this section if during all the hours of voting on the day of an election he or she will be: (1) absent from the county of his or her residence; or (2) unable to appear at the polling place because of illness or phys- ical disability, or duties related to the primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled, or because he or she will be or is a patient in a hospital, PROVIDED THAT, FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, "ILLNESS" SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, INSTANCES WHERE A VOTER IS UNABLE TO APPEAR PERSONALLY AT THE POLLING PLACE OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN WHICH THEY ARE A QUALIFIED VOTER BECAUSE THERE IS A RISK OF CONTRACTING OR SPREADING A DISEASE THAT MAY CAUSE ILLNESS TO THE VOTER OR TO OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; or (3) an inmate or patient of a veteran's administration hospital; or (4) absent from his or her voting residence because he or she is detained in jail awaiting action by a grand jury or awaiting trial, or confined in jail or prison after a conviction for an offense other than a felony, provided that he or she is qualified to vote in the election district of his or her residence. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10337-02-1
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